Predicting the outcome
I was pretty sure last Tuesday’s curling matchup was not going to be a good one. By the fifth end, it was 7-2 for the […]
Blogs
Prayer Advice from Martin Luther. Boom.
Anthony Ross was a rugged Scot known for eloquent speech. But an illness took his voice. He would never speak the same way again—but he […]
The Leaves of Last Year
Let’s start with the good news, shall we? The Spouse’s PhD is now bound and definitively submitted. He’s done. No more edits or corrections or […]
Let go of your concerns!
Last night, my small group was talking about the disciplines of solitude and silence. For many Christ-followers, these can be really challenging – perhaps more […]
Marriage Advice I’d Give to Anyone (No Matter What Your Background)
I remember when Laura and I were dating. In some ways it feels like yesterday: I remember vividly those high school dances, the excitement I […]
Sabbath on a Monday
Yesterday was the third Sunday in Lent so I took a photo of a plate of colourful macarons. I’m still living with the practice of […]
Wedding Whimsy
Carefully, I lift the grey cardboard box from the shelf and climb up the stairs. Sitting around the living room are my “Bible Study Ladies”…the […]
Seize the day
This is not a favourite weekend for a lot of folks. This is the weekend that we “spring ahead”, time-wise: the beginning of Daylight Saving […]
Transparency – Showing Ourselves
Questions of identity preoccupy us – much more than has ever been the case, historically speaking. This is so on account of the leisure time […]
Alive and Powerful – Understanding the Bible (A “vlog”)
This blog is a video + blog. A “vlog”—Is that a thing? It’s about the Bible. At once the world’s best-seller and most shoplifted book. […]
Grief and Distance on the Web
In our digital age it’s not always easy to register an appropriate or meaningful emotional response when sad or difficult news reaches us from far-off places, […]
Hello Mornings
Are you looking for a little something to get you moving in the mornings? Do you find yourself struggling to make room in your life […]
Of Toothpaste and Tomorrows
I squeeze the toothpaste tube once, then again. Yes, there is still a bit left in it and I laugh as I recall myself doing […]
Walls and Windows
Plum is telling stories. Arms thrown wide, shiny eyes looking to see who will hear and with a loud voice, he calls out. House! Castle! […]
Small but Great
For the last couple of months, I’ve talked about and tried to change my life of consumption. To be more socially responsible. To share more. Buy less. To be aware of what I do buy.
The value of questions
If you’re part of a small group of some sort in your church, chances are, you cherish those times with those people. I know I […]
On the Way
I love this photo of Beangirl. Because she didn’t know I was taking it. Because she’s so focused on her steps and on how the […]
Three Of The Biggest Misunderstandings About Jesus
Albert Schweitzer famously said that when looking for the “real” Jesus, it can be like looking down a well: Our search can be so polluted with personal […]
Buttons
No, this is not a story about sewing, but rather about the buttons of life. I never thought about it in that way until I had a visit from my grandson Mike.